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Going Mobile in thePre-K – 12 School Market

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Our presenters today

Kathy MickeySenior Analyst / Managing Editor

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Kyle MenchhoferTechnology Coordinator

St Marys City Public Schools

Going Mobile in the PreK-12 School Market

March 22, 2011Kathy MickeySenior Analyst/Managing EditorEducation GroupSimba Information

Defining Mobile Devices:

• Devices that connect users to other users and the Internet. These devices include:

• Laptops• Netbooks• Tablet computers (iPads)• Smartphones• Personal digital assistants• E-Readers•

Student Use of Mobile Technology in Schools

Devices Used by Grade Levels

Primary Reason for Implementing Mobile Technology

Mobile Device Availability

Multiple Uses for Instruction

●In lieu of clickers for assessment

●In-the-field research & communication

●Watching instructional video

●Looking up words & concepts

●Skills practice

●Student/teacher communications

●Creating presentations

●Special education or ELL populations

●Skype for videoconferencing

●Image capture

Content Favorites on Mobile Technology

Top 3 Types of content:

• Educational software programs – 24%

• Websites – 23%

• Open-source, web-based educational content – 20%

Top Content K-5:

• Educational software programs – 28%

Top Content 6-8:

• Educational software programs – 24%

Top Content 9-12:

• Websites – 23%

Primary Restraining Factors to Adoption of Mobile Technology

Take-Aways

● Student engagement, achievement boost will spur implementation

●Use of a variety of devices will be the norm

●Watchwords: smaller & portable

●Disruptive to traditional learning and content

●The new acronym: BYOT

Kyle MenchhoferTechnology Coordinator, St. Marys City Schools

Current Technology was not sufficientDistrict buy in◦ Administration◦ BOE◦ StaffParent buy inCommunity buy inFinancial support

Parent MeetingSustain program for future yearsStress Professional DevelopmentPromote the Program to the media

Level the playingLimit restrictionsAccess technology togetherAssignments can be completed quickerDifferentiated instruction

Use a variety of learning tools◦ Stimulate Motor Sensory Skills◦ SMCS looking for ways to give students best

possible chance to learn◦ Audio Recording/Listening◦ Animation (Sketchy)◦ Concept Mapping (PicoMap)◦ Word Mobile◦ Excel Mobile

Funding◦ District purchase◦ Student Purchase◦ Parent-Teacher Organization◦ Donations/GrantsLack of Teacher buy-inHow will the next phase be implementedLack of parent support due to lack of knowledgeRapidly changing technology

Kyle.Menchhofer@smriders.netWWW.SMRiders.netWWW.SMriders.net/Mobile_Learning/

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Questions

What is the expected future penetration of districts that plan to purchase mobile devices for students compared to districts with policies for students to bring their own mobile devices?

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Questions

Schools have invested so much to put interactive whiteboards in place. Will the wave of mobile devices complement them or make them obsolete?

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Questions

What are the concerns regarding students bringing personal devices to the classroom? How do you limit how they use the Internet?

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Questions

What does the preference for smaller devices, like smartphones, mean for content providers?

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Additional questions?

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Kathy MickeySimba InformationKmickey@simbainformation.comwww.simbainformation.comwww.educationalmarketer.netSimba Report:http://tinyurl.com/GoingMobile11

Kyle MenchhoferTechnology CoordinatorSt. Marys City SchoolsKyle.Menchhofer@smriders.net